Man jailed after sewage leaked into county waterway
By KEZI News Staff
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COOS COUNTY, Oregon (KEZI) — Deputies arrested a man and are seeking a woman after finding dozens of garbage bags and sewage leaking into a creek at an illegal campsite in the Elliott State Forest, according to the Coos County Sheriff’s Office.
CCSO officials said a deputy responded to Marlow Creek on March 25 at 11:15 a.m. after getting a complaint about illegal camping. Campers had stayed beyond the maximum camping limit and thrown debris everywhere, according to the Coos County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy found six dogs alone at the site. Between 30 and 40 garbage bags were pitched over a bank behind a trailer, sitting between the camper and the creek. A putrid smell of sewage and gray water leaked from underneath the camper. A large amount of fecal matter, either animal or otherwise, was also scattered around the trailer.
Deputies arrested 27-year-old Zackary Graves for placing offensive substances in a waterway. He was taken to the Coos County Jail. Further investigation revealed some of the dogs were injured and unattended. Animal control came to the location and removed all six dogs.
Another suspect, identified as 45-year-old Jennifer Patterson, was not at the location while deputies were on scene. Authorities will seek probable cause for her arrest on the charge of placing offensive substances in a waterway.
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